Hi,

Thank you for the advice. I tried FDIMPLES, seem to show everything
installed, but for some reason p7zip is missing from its list.

Best regards,

Dimitris

On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 12:25 AM, Jerome Shidel <jer...@shidel.net> wrote:

> If you run the installer in advanced mode, you can add them at
> installation by using detailed package selection.
>
> You can switch the installer into Advanced mode at any point it is waiting
> on user input. For example, the installer runs in Normal mode when you
> boot. You continue through all the prompts until you reach the "BASE or
> ALL/FULL" package selection. Press CTRL+C, then select "Switch to Advanced
> mode" it will then return you back to the package set selection but now
> "Detailed selections" will be available.
>
> If you run the installer from the command prompt, you can start it in
> advanced mode by using "SETUP adv"
>
> There are many things the installer does (or tries to do) automatically in
> Normal mode. But in Advanced mode, nearly all of those decisions are left
> to the user.
>
> Also, if you use FDIMPLES (installed with FULL/ALL), you can browse
> through and select packages to be installed. Similar to using some Linux
> package browsing systems like Yast. FDIMPLES does not do networking at
> present. So, you will need to have you CD inserted.
>
> Jerome
>
> On Aug 16, 2016, at 7:01 PM, Dimitris Zilaskos <dimitr...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Ok thanks. Would be awesome to have an option to get them installed.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dimitris
>
> On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 5:52 PM, Jerome Shidel <jer...@shidel.net> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> > On Aug 16, 2016, at 11:38 AM, Dimitris Zilaskos <dimitr...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I did a full freedos 1.2 installation but not all archivers were
>> installed. While I got them from the CD eventually from the ARCHIVERS
>> directory I was wondering if that is supposed to happen.
>> >
>> > Best regards,
>> >
>> > Dimitris
>>
>> Yes, for now.
>>
>> There is roughly 400mb in about 100 packages that are included on the 1.2
>> cd and large USB stick versions that are included but not installed. At
>> present they are considered extra/bonus packages.
>>
>> Jerome
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